Question

1.) Leila wants to sell her homemade candles at the Linwood Street Craft Fair. She decides to

sell her candles for $12 apiece. The materials for one candle cost Leila $2. If she also pays
$40 to rent the booth for the day, how many candles must Leila sell to cover all of her
expenses? How much will her sales and expenses be at that point?

Answer 1

The total cost of materials for one candle is $2 and she pays $40 for the booth for the day.

Therefore, the total cost for making and selling one candle is $2 + $12 + $40 = $54

To cover all her expenses, Leila must sell enough candles to make $54 from each candle.

She must sell 54/$12 = 4.5 candles

Therefore, Leila needs to sell at least 5 candles to cover all her expenses.

At that point, her sales and expenses will be 5 candles x $12/candle = $60

Therefore, Leila's sales and expenses will be $60 at that point.